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It Starts With Us
| 2037 - Nurturing Families (general) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2037.1) | 50 |
Number of individuals (parents or caregivers) reporting improved personal skills (such as increased personal strengths, interpersonal communication and life skills to strengthen families) |
| 2037.2) | 50 |
Number of individuals demonstrating nurturing attitudes and behaviors by caring for the health and well-being of individuals throughout the lifespan. |
| 2037.3) | 100 |
Number of individuals reporting behaviors that foster the optimal development of children and youth |
| 2037.4) | 0 |
Number of parents and/or caregivers who practice one or more parental leadership skills (such as parental empathy, proper ways of establishing family rules, and concrete support their child to develop a sense of positive self-worth) |
| 2037.5) | 30 |
Number of individuals actively engaged in collaborations and programs that build community capacity to nurture families |
Author: Brenda Cockerham
Major Program: Nurturing Families (general)
Each year, Johnson County Family and Consumer Sciences works with the Early Childcare Council to host an event called Parent Expo. This event is designed to support parents and caretakers with knowledge of how to assist preschoolers to become school ready. Out of 42 families who filled out the questionnaires, it was revealed as a result of the program, there was an increased understanding of the definition and checkpoint of what health and physical well-being means; there was an increased unders
